The Commission has written to the Clinical and Professional Advisory Group for Care Homes in Scotland, setting out a range of human rights considerations that should be taken into account in developing guidance on visiting for adult care homes in the context of COVID-19.
The Commission has recently been contacted by members of the public expressing their ongoing concern at the arrangements for visiting residents of Scotland’s care homes during the pandemic. It is also an issue which has been
The Scottish Human Rights Commission has expressed concerns about the Scottish Government’s proposals to end automatic early release of long-term offenders.
Professor Alan Miller, Chair of the Commission, said:
“The Commission has previously expressed concerns about the human rights implications of the Prisoners (Control of Release) (Scotland) Bill, both in terms of its potential impact... detail in the coming weeks and will offer further evidence on their human rights implications
The Scottish Human Rights Commission welcomes today’s announcement by the Cabinet Secretary for Justice that the Scottish Government will begin to use its emergency powers to release people from prison before their scheduled release date.
Judith Robertson, Chair of the Commission, said:
“People... of Torture has set out the human rights principles that should be applied to people in prison and other... in the community. Human rights impact assessments can play a key role in ensuring everyone’s rights are considered
As Scotland's National Human Rights Institution, we aim to hold duty-bearers accountable. Our report makes eight recommendations for actions that duty-bearers can take to ensure full compliance with Scotland’s international human rights obligations.
We have now shared our report with the Equality, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee, and encouraged the Scottish Parliament to ensure that the Scottish Government, local authorities, and other duty-bearers take appropriate action.
In January
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